Twisting his ankle in the opening minutes, Chet Holmgren took a moment to get back up. All the seven-footer needed was to hear Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ask him to tough it out. The Oklahoma City Thunder needed him for their Game 4 win over the Indiana Pacers.

The OKC Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of the NBA Finals thanks in part to Chet Holmgren's late defensive heroics.

For Chet Holmgren, it probably hasn’t been the start to his NBA career that he always envisioned. Of course, when he’s on the court, he has been terrific — this is exactly the player the Thunder thought they were drafting at No.